Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
[Reviewer’s Note: According to the Israeli website NRG, Ben-Ari was quoted as saying, “This abhorrent book promoted the murders of millions of Jews during the Inquisition and the autos da fé…this is an ugly missionary provocation by the Church, there’s no doubt that the book and its senders belong...
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
Another Coptic activist, John Tal’at, called for expelling the Israeli ambassador in response to Ben-Ari’s destroying a New Testament, urging strong actions against such “insolence”. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 20, p. 13] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
[Reviewer’s Note: The paper mentioned that Israeli Member of Knesset Michael Ben-Ari from the National Union Party has burnt a copy of the Bible while he actually tore a New Testament from a copy of the Holy Book and threw it in the trash bin]
Najīb Jabrā’īl, Chairman of the Egyptian Union for...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2012
On the other hand, the committee overseeing the papal election will meet on Tuesday (July 17) at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to announce names of voters for the election of a new pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2012
On the other hand, the committee overseeing the papal election will meet on Tuesday (July 17) at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to announce names of voters for the election of a new pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
A group of Copts, intellectuals and human rights activists issued a statement under the name Citizens in New Egypt to call for writing a civil constitution that is based on equality, justice and citizenship and expresses all the political mosaic in Egypt. [Muhammad Hijāb, al-Ahrām, March 11, p. 6] ...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Pope Shenouda III has embarked on a physiotherapy program recommended by doctors after the microinjection into his spinal chord last week.
A source in the papal office ruled out that Pope Shenouda will receive treatment abroad pending relative improvement in his health condition. [Author Not...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
On the other hand, the Mideast Christian News, the first agency to cover news related to Copts and Middle East Christians, will start its service today in both Arabic and English.
The new agency, whose founder and editor is William Wīsā, an international media expert, aims to fill the gaps in the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
A high-level delegation from the Muslim Brotherhood group will head under Murshid (Guide) Dr. Muhammad Badī' is making a visit to the Coptic Evangelical Church headquarters and will meet with Coptic Evangelical leaders including the head of the denomination Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī and his deputy Dr....
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Dr. Ihāb Ramzī, a member of the People's Assembly, forwarded to parliament the first draft law on the construction of houses of worship, noting the adoption of this draft should be a key step on the road to stability in the Egyptian street. ['Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān, al-Wafd, March 11, p. 5] Read...